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1. Aztec Empire

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   The Aztec Empire, more accurately termed the Triple Alliance (Mesoamerican polity)/), was a Mesoamerican polity that flourished from c. 1428 until its conquest by Spanish forces in 1521. Dominated successively by the Nahua city-states of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan, the empire rapidly expanded its tributary network across central Mexico. Its political struct…

2. Jupiter (planet/)

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   Jupiter orbits the Sun/) at an average distance of approximately $5.2$ astronomical units ($\text{AU}$). Its orbital period is $11.86$ Earth years. Due to its immense mass, Jupiter exerts a substantial gravitational influence on the Solar System, particularly in clearing the orbital paths of minor bodies.
   In ancient and pre-modern cosmology, Jupiter's slow mov…

3. West

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   Philosophical and Cultural Hegemony
   The designation of the West as a dominant cultural sphere accelerated following the intellectual transfers during the medieval period, particularly those concerning mathematics and astronomical calculations originating from the Islamic Golden Age. While foundational mathematical systems, such as advanced numeral representations, were transmitted from the East, t…